New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-27
CHANCES AT MEN AND THINGS
PERSONAL INCIDENTS AND TRAITS CAUGHT
UP HERE AND THERE.


recently the circumstances OF his appointment az Sec
retary of the Interior under President Arthur came out
in conversation 1t seems tina Mr. Teller had united With
Generai Grant and Don Cameron i'll recommending
jerome b. ChaAee for that position. General Arthur
had expressed the WIKI to appoint western man iVf
Secretary the Interior and the po~ertu influences
behind Mr. Chafce seemed to Indicate that he would
he appointed One mic hit Mr. Teller invited to 60
10 the White House. General Arthur retired with him
to the private orcc and there told him That he bad
made up his mind not to appoint Mr. Chaiee because
he thou Int tire necessities the Office required law
yer tor it's head He described the sort OF man that ne
wanted indicating that lie should have knowiedge
of the land laws, Indian affairs and similar matters,
with legal learning amt judicial deterull natioh zen
ator Teller who mad all the while been turning over in
his mind the problem OF who il couii be thai the res
den hal in view was presently astonishcd to he told
that il was himself and emphatcally declared that
under circumstances would he accept the plsoe'
lie told the President that it the department. from
which no man ever had been able tn retire WIN az
gooo reputation he entered Vt WITH on account OF
the righteousness of the work. the intric'cies 81 us
ramifcations and the fact that the hesd Is
peudept upon subord mates for Information ana gnu-
aner The President merely asked Mr. Teller TO con
slider the matter and call again. Don Cameron was
then told of his desire and sent fo Senator Cbai'ee,
who was IN Florida The matter got into the news
,apers and Senator Teller was bcsleg' d with tele-
grams from Colorado asking him to accept Inc ieel-
iny ont there that il was great honor TO inc
State have Cabinet position, and on MI finances
arrival in Washington he advised Senator Teller that
wO,ld never do for hun to refuse Tue posuoh' anu
he finally prevailed upon to accepti
Senator Teller mas two personal hobbies which DC
always rides when he comes to New-York he takes
great delight in fine porcelain and glassware and In
books He is early riser and almost any dag when
in New-YOrk NAV be found strOlling up ana down
Broadway as early as o'clock. until he hndh some
book fancy pottery store into shich ne WIZ wak'
ard there he will spend bourt IN looalpe st tue N
GUS ar ices presented for sale
Thoma. A. Edison, the inventor. is now at his winter
home in Florida for his health. friend OF Edison
Eort Mve fV0 81
when Edison arrived there his rst visit The cleo
trcian was pleased with the climate that he Oogpt
his present home within four hours alter bis arrival
In con ycrsation the time Edison said at nc was
liable TO attacks OF pneumoDa and had been Obliged
10 spend parts OF his winters IN FLORIDA ior elght
years; that the climate of Jacksonville and ST. Angus
tine did not suit him, il subject TO the disagree
able cas-, winds that he feared and that he rted out
to find a place that did suit him and that he had
found it. He spent the last winter there ana received
OF the Caloosohstehee River, one mile south OF Fort
Myers The Gut Coast OF Florida seems TO be grow,
Ing in favor. IL is resort OF Mr.. Could, General
Eckert Major b. s. Hennng and many other New
Workers. The Duke Sutherland and Lieutenant
Hem expect TO spend some time there this winter
Ex-senator George II. Pendleion, United States
Minister to Germany said the other day his return
frcm Berlin: The Emperor is tor peace this time,
and Nr. Pendleton's opinion was undoubtedly tased
personal knowledge OF the Emperors views. As 10
bismarck Minister rendlcton not 20 ready In ex-
pres ,ion possbl, because Bismarck Is not AZ com
municatve to the American Minister at Berlin IA he
was before the hog question came 70 aistarp NE
relations with Mr. Sargent, VINO held the post at that
time.
1t ia reported that another of ths Cleveland cotcrie
Of the Standard Oil Company millionaires has decided
TO come to New-York tor permanent residence This
time it Is John Hute hinson He is said to have made
three or four million olars by his Standard On con
pection and while Jne of the lesstr lights as regards
the bulk of his property he one OF the most popular
because OF his ovia Lood nature and bouhdess geher
osity. 1t said when Henry b. Payne was elected
Senator that Mr. Hutchinson spent even more money
TO accom- plsh that object than the Senator's own son.
Colone, o. II. Payne.
prom nent Connecticut man ia Alvin p HYDE. an
attorney Of Hartford, WI % for number OF years
the law partner Of Governor Hubbard, and s now the
senior mariner OF the Law firm which succeeded To
Governor Huhbards practice, which was the largest IN
the State Mr.. Hyde is a rtOutly built man, win an
inclination To be facetous IN his conversation tie has
q full gray beard. marked feature OF his face Is a
heavy his nose IA II II had sometime bteh
cut with cleaver. Mr.. Hyde the son OF a fairly
prosperous Connect cut farmer who sent him to New
Haven TOR hrs enducat"n The isd had no sooner
entered upon his lege course thar his Iather died
aud bis found to be 20 involved That hefe
was no provision TOR young Hyde TO remain at college
lie went among his acquaintance and borrowed
money from them 10 compe his education and gave
his Tor the amounts, which were rarely over @oo
$100 After tie became OF age he went arouh;
to his creditors and said TO them that his notes gwen
as a minor were valueless and he would like TO renew
them now that he was OF legal age aud give binding
notes their lace. he paid everv dollar OF ms Ia.
debtedness. Mr.. Hyde is an intense Democrat nut
by Pre- Gent Clevel md as the best and only
President the country ever saw
The UPS and downs Of life are illustrated in the per-
son of "A slender man, with lean and anxious face
and gray mrstache who is occasionally to be seen in
uptown hotels He is John f. Coyle who was at one
time owner and editor Of The National Inteigencer
at Washington, and an intellectual force that was
followed and obeyed by Southern Democrats. lie
was considered extremely wealthy aud invitations to
his table priced almost as much as invitations
to the White House 10y Southerners III Congress. lie
lost his fortune and il IN bad luck generally.
The Ohio Society OF New York, which has already
established a monthly evening reception tor ladies,
has decided upon another feature which Is somewhat
to New-York, having only been attempted once or
twice before Their annual banquet, which will take
place Immediately after Lent will be affair which
ladies may attend. 1t is part of the programme
that the banquet shall be coupled with reception and
a ball Tue speechmaking feature will be confined to
two three Dersons who have not yet been selected.
The committee having the matter in charge Is com
posed OF Colonel G. w. Mo-Iton, General Samuel
Ewing, General H. G. Burnett; General A. c.
Foye A. w. Greene Colonel w. L. Strong, Homer
Lee and Judge Warren Higley.
General j. j. Terrence OF Chicago iron rnanufaet-
urer, who the intimate friend Of General Logan
and manager of his the country in 1884 has
been here for two or three days. In talking about
general politics be said Illinois has no great man
to put to the front since General Logan died. We
have no Presidential candidate and viii look to other
States to present names from which to select
standard bearer to carry the country. think that
Indiana and New-York will he the States most con
suited. We carry Indiana with the right ticket.
In judem Governor Porter Is the most popu-
lar Republic Al in that State. have o. part OF my
b. siness interests located in Indiana and have occa-
sion TO test the sentiment there frequently II seems
to me that with Porter Oh the Presidential ticket
might be able to take Indiana away from the Demo
Gratis. Above all things must carry NewiorG.
The man who can demonstJ ate his ability to carry
New-York is the man who should head the ticket"
stately man OF fine physique, with the venerable
appearance that is given by gray hair and whskers,
who sat beside John c. Calhoun at the Southern
Society banquet, and attracted much notice,
General Roosevelt w. Ripley. He Ia native OF Frank
lin County Ohio, but IN command Of Fort Moultrc
in Charleston Harbor at the outbreak OF the war.
A member who takes much interest in the affairs OF